PLAU promotes cell proliferation and migration of head and neck cancer via STAT3 signaling pathway

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It was reported that within the head and neck cancer (HNC) cell line CAL21 the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell proliferation were promoted by Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator (PLAU) proteinase through TNFRSF12A. Additionally, in this paper HNC cell lines refer to Fadu and Tu686. A novel PLAU-STAT3 axis was found to be involved in HNC cell line proliferation and metastasis. PLAU expression in HNC samples was upregulated, besides, the elevated expression of PLAU was linked to the lower overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Ectopic PLAU expression promoted cell proliferation and migration, while PLAU knockdown exhibited opposite results. RNA-seq data identified the JAK-STAT signaling pathway, confirmed by western blotting. A recovery assay using S3I-201, a selective inhibitor of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), indicated that PLAU promoted HNC cell line progression via STAT3 signaling in vitro. The oncogenic role of PLAU in HNC tumor growth in vivo was confirmed using xenograft models. In summary, we identified the tumorigenic PLAU function in the HNC progress. PLAU may represent a potential prognostic biomarker of HNC and the PLAU-STAT3 pathway might be considered a therapeutic target of HNC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:438

Enthalten in:

Experimental cell research - 438(2024), 2 vom: 23. Apr., Seite 114056

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cui, Xiaobo [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Hongyang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaoqing [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Yunfei [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Yanping [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Yanru [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Boqian [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xin [VerfasserIn]

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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Head and neck cancer
Journal Article
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator

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Date Revised 05.05.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.yexcr.2024.114056

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NLM371523265